Native of the Cape of Good Hope.

In bloom from May till July.

REFERENCE.

1. The empalement and floral leaves.
2. The chives detached from the pointal.
3. A chive magnified.
4. Seed-bud and pointal, summit magnified.
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ERICA ignescens.

DESCRIPTIO.

Antheræ muticæ, sub-exsertæ. Flores terminales, solitarii; pedunculis fere nullis. Corolla clavata, tomentosa, ad basin gibbosa, rubro-coccinea. Folia quaterna, linearia, glabra. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Ramuli virgati, filiformes, numerosi.